All the headlines from our Agencies Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Aug 14 2008 // An actor who appeared in “The 40-Year-Old Virgin” has been charged with attempted murder after his girlfriend was stabbed more than 20 times, authorities said.Shelley Malil, 43, remained in custody on $2...
Aug 14 2008 // Farmers Insurance Group notified its North Carolina agents that the insurer will pull out of the homeowners’ market across the state before year’s end.Independent agent Greg Reeder of Reeder Insurance Services...
Aug 13 2008 // Hearing Aon, Marsh and Willis complain about a supposed lack of a level playing field is a bit like the Yankees or Red Sox carping about the Royals or Twins.There may be some truth to the big brokers’ complaints at...
Aug 13 2008 // Swiss Re’s Commercial Insurance group has introduced Errors and Omissions (E&O) agency umbrella coverage in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.“The insurance policy offering was developed in...
Aug 12 2008 // Dale Simmon of the Simmon Insurance Agency in Lansing has been named president of the Michigan Association of Insurance Agents (MAIA). As president, Simon will work with the MAIA board of directors and staff to implement...
Aug 11 2008 // A Columbus, Ohio insurance agent accused of unfair business practices has agreed to pay $372,500 to a school district as part of a settlement.The Ohio Department of Insurance had accused agent Fritz Neuhart and his...
Aug 11 2008 // Chris Redman has edged rookie Matt Ryan and started at quarterback in the Atlanta Falcons’ preseason opener Aug. 9 at Jacksonville, Fla.Redman was out of the NFL for a while and spent time getting an idea of life in...
Aug 11 2008 // (Washington, D.C.) Clements International announces it has been formally accepted as an association member of the Council of Insurance Agents and Brokers (CIAB). Being a member of the CIAB enhances Clements’ ability...
Aug 11 2008 // Aon Risk Services, the retail brokerage and risk management unit of Aon Corp., announced Stuart Rover has joined the firm’s Los Angeles office as senior account executive. In this role, Rover is responsible for...
Aug 8 2008 // Due to the success of it’s inaugural Exchange conference, MyNewMarkets.com, has scheduled two additional conferences in San Diego on Sept. 4, 2008. and Dallas on Sept. 30, 2008.MyNewMarkets.com Exchange conferences...
Aug 7 2008 // Phoenix-based Sterling Grant & Associates has named Eric Shunk to the new position of broker. Shunk specializes in comprehensive health, life, property and casualty insurance. Shunk began his career in the IT industry...
Aug 7 2008 // A judge has set bail at $100,000 cash or bond for a Fargo insurance agent accused of stealing more than $5 million from clients.Larry Atkins, 65, appeared on Aug. 5 in East Central District Court on charges of engaging in...
Aug 6 2008 // Georgia Insurance Commissioner John W. Oxendine said authorities arrested a Powder Springs insurance agent for allegedly pocketing his clients’ premiums instead of paying insurance companies for coverage.Ellery...
Aug 5 2008 // Texas Mutual Insurance Company reported a $304,515 dividend to the Social Services Agencies of Texas purchasing group. The dividend rewards the group for preventing workplace accidents and controlling claim...
Aug 4 2008 // Narragansett Bay Insurance Co. of Pawtucket, Rhode Island has named Mark Talerico chief risk officer.Talerico will oversee Narragansett’s distribution of risk in homeowners insurance, and guide the insurers exposure...
Aug 4 2008 // Hearing Aon, Marsh and Willis complain about a supposed lack of a level playing field is a bit like the Yankees or Red Sox carping about the Royals or Twins.There may be some truth to the complaints aired at recent New...
Aug 4 2008 // The letter from the Palatine Insurance Co. to the independent insurance agency, written in the dawn of a new century began: “The insurance business is experiencing perilous and unprecedented challenges …”...
Aug 4 2008 // In a twist to a scandal that has rocked the insurance industry in the past several years, a New York appeals court recently ruled that contingent commissions paid out by Boston-based Liberty Mutual Group Inc. are not...
Aug 4 2008 // Scott Addis’ biggest pet peeve is the way consumers perceive insurance agents. After an unpleasant encounter with a stranger at a cocktail party who, upon learning that Addis was an insurance broker rather than a CPA...
Aug 4 2008 // Liberty Mutual downplayed its recent victory when the New York Supreme Court declared that contingent commission agreements are not illegal.“Contingent commission agreements between brokers and insurers are not...